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Answer the following questions on your wiki page.

  • What were the girls wearing in the commercial?
    • They were wearing Kimonos.
  • What kind of event were they going to?
    • A party with friends in the woods.
  • What kind of people wear this?
    • Pretty Japanese girls.

質問:
浴衣は何ですか
-A yukata is a piece of clothing used in Japan resembling a robe.
日本人はいつから浴衣を着始めましたか
-Edo Period (1600-)
どんな人が浴衣をきますか
-Everyone can wear Yukata, men, women and children. No animals!!
日本人はいつ浴衣を着ますか
-Onsen, Ryokan, Festivals and special events.
日本人はどこで浴衣を着ますか
-Everywhere, specifically in Onsen and to festivals.
男性はどう浴衣を着ますか
-Men wear a men's yukata with a low obi.
女性はどう浴衣をきますか
-Women wear a women's yukata with a high more elaborate obi.
なぜ日本人は浴衣を着続けますか
-It is a traditional piece of clothing that is important to fashion and cultural
identity.


Interesting Facts:
1.) The shichi-go-san festival occurs at the seventh, fifth and third birthdays of children where they dress in Yukata.
2.) The Houmongi is a wedding kimono used in Shinto ceremonies that are still fairly common today in Japan.
3.) A lot of modern street fashion is based on traditional clothing such as kimono and yukata.

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